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Obama’s weekly address: Only strong public support can make gun control happen

“None of this will be easy,” the president says in his weekly address. “Already, we’re seeing pundits, politicians, and special-interest lobbyists calling any attempt at commonsense reform an all-out assault on liberty — not because that’s true, but because that’s how they get higher ratings and make more money. And behind the scenes, they’re doing everything they can to protect the status quo.”

“But this time, it can’t be up to them. It’s got to be up to you,” he says…

“Ask your member of Congress if they support universal background checks and renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. And if the answer is no, ask them why not. Ask them why an ‘A’ grade from the gun lobby is more important than keeping kids safe in a first grade classroom,” the president says.

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With the ENTIRE media establishment flat out lying and calling .223′s “ASSAULT RIFLES” we have a tough row to hoe…

Every single morning, noon and night on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and all daily papers repeat the lies with no compunction whatsoever…seemingly nice, caring and competent people (reporters and producers) that willfully lie, bend and obfuscate to further the cause of socialism and state control…They live among you people…and they are winning…

With the ENTIRE media establishment flat out lying and calling .223′s “ASSAULT RIFLES” we have a tough row to hoe…

Every single morning, noon and night on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and all daily papers repeat the lies with no compunction whatsoever…seemingly nice, caring and competent people (reporters and producers) that willfully lie, bend and obfuscate to further the cause of socialism and state control…They live among you people…and they are winning…

“None of this will be easy,” the president says in his weekly address. “Already, we’re seeing pundits, politicians, and special-interest lobbyists calling any attempt at commonsense reform an all-out assault on liberty — not because that’s true, but because that’s how they get higher ratings and make more money. And behind the scenes, they’re doing everything they can to protect the status quo.”

Ad hominem circumstantial.

“Ask your member of Congress if they support universal background checks and renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. And if the answer is no, ask them why not. Ask them why an ‘A’ grade from the gun lobby is more important than keeping kids safe in a first grade classroom,” the president says.

Loaded question based on a false dichotomy. The reason why no member of Congress should support a ban on military-style rifles is that very few murders are committed with such rifles. In 2011, more people were murdered by brute human force than by rifles. Moreover, responsible owners of military-style weapons shouldn’t be punished because some deranged lunatic stole his mother’s weapons and went on a killing spree.

“Rachel is counting on us. Let’s get this done for her, and let’s make this country a safer place for all our children to learn and grow,” he concludes.

“Ask your member of Congress if they support universal background checks and renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. And if the answer is no, ask them why not. Ask them why an ‘A’ grade from the gun lobby is more important than keeping kids safe in a first grade classroom,” the president says.

I am the gun lobby.
None of the things you’re proposing have anything to do with curbing violence or keeping kids safe in first grade classrooms.
It’s all about controlling people and making it more difficult or impossible to resist tyranny.
If you really want to make kids safe in first grade classrooms abolish Gun Free Zones. Children aren’t made safe by rendering them and those who take care of them defenseless.

Just got back from my local gun store, it was jam packed. I never go on the weekend so I don’t know if it is usually that packed or not. But let me tell you this, there were more young ladies in their 20s there than men. I kid you not. There were the typical gun guys like me, and a healthy smattering of grandmothers but I was really surprised with the number of young women. I know I shouldn’t be because I read all the stories about how young women are arming themselves, but to actually see them all crammed into a small gun shop was so heartening. The Democrats are on the wrong side of this and they will lose this one if we just stand up.

Posing as “Citizens Against Senseless Violence,” we visit the homes of journalists working for Westchester Journal News, MSNBC, and the Star-Ledger. We also visited the home of Eric Holder. None will take our signs that say “THIS HOME IS PROUDLY GUN FREE.”

Since these reporters and editors did not consider it a violation of the privacy and safety of others to reveal which homes have guns and which homes don’t, we went to see which of them would be willing to put a sign up publicly declaring their homes to be gun-free zones. While we didn’t find any members of the media with the strength of their convictions, we did find quite a few guns, and some good explanations for why they might be necessary….. Guns for Me, but not for Thee.

Even libs recognize that making their own home a gun-free zone is an invitation to bad guys with guns, yet they think making schools gun-free zones will somehow not be making killing fields for children?